A play in which events are connected to each other in strict, chronological, cause-effect continuity, and in which dramatic experience attempts to convey a lifelike progression of experience through time, is classified as
continuous in structure and linear in chronology.

D) Continuous in structure and linear in chronology.

Explanation:

As per the given description, a play involving a sequence of events linked to each other would be categorized as 'continuous in structure and linear in chronology' because such a narrative aims to portray the events in a rigid and sequential pattern.

The sequence begins with the exposition which provides the details about the characters and setting and the conflicts(internal or external) lead to rising action and climax (cause-effects) in the plot which heightens the tension and drama in the plot followed by the falling and denouement where the conflicts are resolved and the narrative is wrapped up.

Therefore, it contains a continuous, linear, and chronological pattern and presents the events in a series of life-like progression and this progression of events or experiences with time gives a sensory experience to the audience through which they can associate. Thus, option D is the correct answer.